as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
from the plane I could see a foreland shaped like a large toe
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Recent Examples of foreland
The word foreland means a body of land in front of another feature, such as a valley in front of mountains.
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oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreland
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The Krasheninnikov volcano is located less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of the earthquake that struck off the east coast of the Russian peninsula on July 29.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Russian officials issued and then lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, Newsweek reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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Many performances shown in the film featured the Sun Ra Arkestra in otherworldly attire: glitzy shirts worn with capes and golden hats.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 Aug. 2025
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McGann was mid-haircut when officers with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) entered the shop and promptly placed McGann in handcuffs, removing the black and white haircut cape in the process.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Foreland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreland. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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